Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.85/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$111.85

42 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$0.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	506	111.89	566	40
Medium and Large 2	625	110.97	694	2thin

One grade step is worth $0.92/cwt here — about −$127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

111.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,046 hd

116.79

−4.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,679	92.80	1,558	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	62.36	727	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	60.31	896	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	53.89	536	26

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,825	92.37/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	86.04/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	106.55/cwt	103.00–110.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.50	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	609	114.79/cwt	114.00–115.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	113.93/cwt	111.00–118.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	121.62/cwt	120.00–122.50	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	94.87/cwt	90.00–100.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.13/cwt	131.00–132.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	121.65/cwt	120.00–122.50	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	131.68/cwt	127.50–136.00	694	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	123.81/cwt	119.00–127.50	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	118.05/cwt	112.50–120.00	497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.82/cwt	109.00–117.50	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	111.94/cwt	110.00–113.00	597	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	862.94/cwt	820.00–890.00	7,922	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	809.26/cwt	750.00–860.00	7,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	978.15/cwt	950.00–1,020.00	9,488	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,852	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	941.47/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	8,982	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	790	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	6,478	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	858	794.49/cwt	710.00–850.00	6,817	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,085	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	11,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,080	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	11,664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	54.71/cwt	52.00–57.00	547	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	49.41/cwt	48.00–51.00	477	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	64.40/cwt	62.00–66.00	929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	56.22/cwt	55.00–58.00	859	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	58.35/cwt	54.00–61.00	671	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	65.17/cwt	62.00–69.00	753	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	75.33/cwt	73.00–77.00	993	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	97.59/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,680	3

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Jun 19, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 474Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 28Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	89.00–95.00	92.37
2	—	1,468	85.00–87.00	86.04
3	—	1,722	97.00–99.00	97.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,000	52.00–57.00	54.71
4	—	966	48.00–51.00	49.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	62.00–66.00	64.40
3	—	1,528	55.00–58.00	56.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,150	54.00–61.00	58.35
20	—	1,155	62.00–69.00	65.17
4	—	1,318	73.00–77.00	75.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	103.00–110.00	106.55
4	—	630	100.00–109.00	102.66
2	—	665	101.00–102.00	101.49
12	—	421	112.50–120.00	118.05
11	—	478	109.00–117.50	112.82
6	—	533	110.00–113.00	111.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	115.00–122.50	118.49
5	—	609	114.00–115.00	114.79
5	—	579	111.00–118.00	113.93
3	—	468	120.00–122.50	121.62
2	—	775	90.00–100.00	94.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	131.00–132.00	131.13
3	—	582	120.00–122.50	121.65
3	—	523	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	116.00–120.00	117.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	527	127.50–136.00	131.68
8	—	585	119.00–127.50	123.81
3	—	614	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	918	820.00–890.00	862.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	750.00–860.00	809.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	970	950.00–1,020.00	978.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	954	910.00–1,050.00	941.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	710.00–850.00	794.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,080.00	1,080.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle